To the Members
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 54th Annual Report and the Audited
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS
The performance during the period ended 31st March 2024 has been as under:
Particulars |
Year ended 31.03.2024 |
Year ended 31.03.2023 |
Revenue from operations and other income (gross) |
24.06 |
35.26 |
Profit before finance costs and depreciation, amortization expense |
(41.95) |
(33.08) |
Finance Cost |
3.35 |
0.33 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses |
1.89 |
2.32 |
Profit /Loss after tax |
(47.19) |
(35.73) |
Other Comprehensive income |
(0.74) |
0.15 |
Total comprehensive income |
(47.93) |
(35.58) |
2. PERFORMANCE Operations
During the year under consideration, the performance of the Company continued to be
affected by the delay in commissioning of the equipment supplied by it to Its customers.
The delay was due to Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in suspension of commissioning
activity at the customer sites. The directors are hopeful that the pending activities
consisting of commissioning of the equipment supplied would be completed during the
current year.
3. PUBLIC DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted or invited any Deposits and consequently no deposit has
matured / become due for re-payment as on 31M March 2024.
4. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information on Conservation of Energy,
Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and outgo required to be disclosed
under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 to the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014 are provided in Annexure - I forming part of this report.
5. DIRECTORS'RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect
to the Directors Responsibility Statement, the Board of Directors of the company confirms:
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(a) That the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended
31.03.2024, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper
explanations relating to material departures,
9b) That the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the
financial year 31s' March, 2024 and the profit and Loss of the company for the
period.
(c) That the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding
of the company the assets and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(d) That the directors had prepared, the annual accounts for the financial year ended
31M March,2024 on a going concern basis and
(e) That the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the
Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating
effectively.
(f) That Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
6. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and
complexity of its operations. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal
Audit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.
The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of
internal control system in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting
procedures and policies at all locations of the Company and its subsidiaries. Based on the
report of internal audit function, process owners undertake corrective action in their
respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls. Significant audit observations and
corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.
7. COURT/TRIBUNAL ORDERS
There were no instances of any significant and material orders passed by the regulators
or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company's operations in
future.
8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION:
The contracts or arrangements of the Company with related parties during the period
under review referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 were in ordinary
course of business and on arm's length basis. During the year, the Company had entered
into the contract/arrangement/transaction with related parties which could be considered
material in accordance with the related party transaction policy of the Company. The said
policy as approved by the Board in terms of provisions of Regulation 23 of the SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The prescribed form AOC-2 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is enclosed as Annexure
II to this report,
9. ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013,
copies of the Annual Return of the Company prepared in accordance with Section 92(1) of
the Act read with Rule 11 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 are
placed on the website of the Company and is accessible at www.incon.in
10. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
In terms of provisions of Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 all the Independent
Directors of the Company have furnished a declaration to the
Compliance Officer of the Company at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on 29
May, 2019 stating that they fulfill the criteria of Independent Director as prescribed
under section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and are not being disqualified to act as
an Independent Director.
In terms of the Regulation 2(57) of the Regulations, the Company has adopted a
familiarization programme for the Independent Directors to familiarize them with working
of the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model of
the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities and other relevant details.
11. SUBSIDIARIES AND JOINT VENTURES:
The Company does not have any Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures. Hence, a separate
statement containing the salient features of the Financial Statements of the Subsidiary
Companies/Associate Companies/JV in Form AOC-1 as required in terms of the provisions of
Sections 129 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014 is not enclosed.
12. INTERNAL AUDITORS
M/s G P Associates., Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad shall be the Internal Auditors of
the Company.
13. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, and The Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has
appointed M/s MNM & Associates Practicing Company Secretaries to conduct Secretarial
audit of the company for the financial year ended March 31,2024.
The Secretarial Audit Report issued by M/s. MNM & Associates: Practicing
Company Secretaries in Form MR-3 is enclosed as Annexure III to this Annual Report.
14. STATUTORY AUDITORS:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies act 2013
M/s.Brahmayya & Co., Chartered Accountants Reg No.000513S are proposed to be appointed
as auditors for a period of 5 years commencing from the conclusion of this Annual General
Meeting till the conclusion of ST"1 Annual General Meeting of the Company
to be held in 2027.
The Report given by the Auditors on the financial statement of the Company is part of
this Report.
15. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):
Corporate Social Responsibility required to be disclosed under Section 135 of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules,
2014 is not applicable to the company. Hence, composition of committee is not required.
16. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
The details of Loans, Guarantees, Securities and Investments made during the Financial
year ended 31 March, 2024 are given in the notes to the financial statements in compliance
with the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the companies
(Meeting of the Board and its powers) Rules 2014.
17. SHARE CAPITAL
The Authorised share capital of the Company is Rs 84,000,000 (Rupees Eight Crores Forty
Lakhs only) divided into 8,400,000 equity shares of Rs 10/- each. The paid-up capital of
the Company is Rs 43,271,000/- (Four Crores Thirty Two Lakhs Seventy One Thousand only)
divided into 4,327,100 equity shares of Rs 10/- each. Forfeited Shares amount originally
paid up 13.866,500.
18. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A detailed analysis of the Company's operations in terms of performance in markets,
manufacturing activities, business outlook, risks and concerns form part of the Management
Discussion and Analysis, a separate section forms part of the Annual Report as Annexure
V
19. BOARD EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT
Evaluation of all Board members is done on an annual basis. The evaluation is done by
the Board, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Independent Directors with specific
focus on the performance and effective functioning of the Board and Individual Directors.
The criteria covered various aspects for evaluation of Independent Directors such as
Participation at the Board / Committee meetings, Commitment (including guidance provided
to senior management outside of Board/ Committee meetings), Effective deployment of
knowledge and expertise, Integrity and maintaining of confidentiality, Independence of
behavior and judgment, exercise of objective independent judgment in the best interest of
the Company, Ability to contribute to and monitor corporate governance practice and
Adherence to the code of conduct for independent directors, for Evaluation of the Board,
Implementation of robust policies and of the Managing Director and Non-Executive
Directors, Participation at the Board / Committee meetings. Effective deployment of
knowledge and expertise. Discharge of its functions and duties as per its terms of
reference. Process and procedures followed for discharging its functions, Effectiveness of
suggestions and recommendations received were considered, for evaluation of Chairman of
the Board aspects such as Managing relationship with the members of the Board and
management, and effective decision making at the board were considered.
20. DIRECTORS AND KMP:
Sri Sreedhar Chowdhury, Managing Director of the Company, (DIN.00188924) was
reappointed w.e.f.12.08.2024 Sri Vikram Simha Vepa, (DIN 10731644) Non-Executive
Independent Director, (Additional) were appointed on 12.08.2024, Smt. Hima Bindu Sagala,
(DIN 09520601) NonExecutive Independent Director, (Additional) appointed on 12.08.2024,
Dr.B.Neeta Kumari, NonExecutive Women Director (DIN 0313522).
Sri S Manohar Raju, Non-Executive Independent Director, retired w.e.f 12.08.2024. Sri
ASubba Rao, Non-Executive Independent Director, retired w.e.f.12.08.2024.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company
confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed both under
Sub-Section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013, during the year there was no
re-appointment of Independent Directors took place in the Company.
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors,
Board, Committees and other individual Directors which include criteria for performance
evaluation of the nonexecutive directors and executive directors. Ms. Manoranjani, Company
Secretary, Compliance Officer & CFO.
21. RE-APPOINTMENT:
As per the provisions of Companies Act, 2013, Dr.B.Neeta Kumari. DIN-00313522, Director
retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, seeks
re-appointment. The Board recommends his re-appointment.
Reappointment of Sri Sreedhar Chowdhury as Managing Director, DIN.00188924 for a period
of three years w.e.f 12.08.2024 subject to approval of members in Annual General Meeting.
22. NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
4 (Four) meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company were held during the year
under review. Detailed information of the meetings of the Board is included in the Report
on Corporate Governance, which forms part of this Report
23. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As per the provisions of 15(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("LODR Regulations"), the compliances with
corporate governance provisions as specified in Regulations 17 to 27 are applicable to the
Company only if it's paid up capital exceed Rs. 10 Crores and if Net worth is above Rs.25
Crores.
As on 31st March, 2024, the paid up share capital of the company is
Rs.571.38 Lakhs which does not exceed Rs.10 Crores limit and the Net Worth of the Company
is Rs.14.98 Lakhs which does not cross Rs.25 Crores.
Hence, the compliance of provisions of Regulations 17 to 27 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations
are not applicable to the Company.
In light of the above. Corporate Governance Report is not applicable to the Company
during the period under review.
24. VIGIL MECHANISM
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy establishing vigil mechanism, to
provide a formal mechanism to the Directors and employees to report concerns about
unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of Code of Conduct and Ethics.
It also provides for adequate safeguards against the victimization of employees who avail
of the mechanism and provides direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee in
exceptional cases. It is affirmed that no personnel of the
Company have been denied access to the Audit Committee. The Whistle Blower Policy aims
for conducting the affairs in a fair and transparent manner by adopting highest standards
of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behavior.
25. POLICY ON SEXUAL HARRASSEMENT
The Company has adopted policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
in accordance with The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act, 2013.
During the financial year ended 31s' March, 2024 the company has not
received any Complaints pertaining to Sexual Harassment.
26. ADOPTION OF INDIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ("IND AS")
The company has adopted Indian Accounting Standards ("IND AS") and
accordingly these financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the same as
required under section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder.
27 POLICY ON DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
In terms of provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act. 2013 read with Regulation
19 of the Regulations, a policy relating to remuneration for the Directors, Key Managerial
Personnel and other employees has been adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company in
pursuance of its formulation and recommendation by the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee thereby analyzing the criteria for determining qualifications, positive
attributes and independence of a director.
28. REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The report of M/s.Brahmayya & Co., Chartered Accountants, Regn. No.003109S
the Statutory Auditors of the Company on the financial statements of the Company for the
year ended 31 March, 2024 is annexed to the financial statements in terms of provisions of
Section 134(2) of the Companies Act, 2013. The observations of the Auditors in their
report are self-explanatory and/or explained suitably in the Notes to the Financial
Statements. The report of the Statutory Auditors does not contain any qualification,
reservation or adverse remark which needs any explanation or comment of the Board.
29. COST AUDIT
During the year under review, the Company had not been mandatorily required to get its
Cost Records audited in terms of provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act. 2013 read
with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014 notified by the Ministry
of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on 31 December 2014, as the industry under which the Company
falls has been exempted from the Cost Audit under the said rules.
30. RECONCILATION OF SHARE CAPITAL AUDIT
As per the directive of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the
Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit is undertaken by a firm of Practicing Company
Secretaries on quarterly basis. The audit is aimed at reconciliation of total shares held
in CDSL, NSDL and in physical form with the admitted, issued and listed capital of the
Company.
The Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit Reports as submitted by the Auditor on
quarterly basis were filed with the Bombay Stock Exchange of India Limited through BSE
Listing Centre, where the original shares of the Company are listed.
31. LISTING OF SHARES
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on the BSE Limited. Mumbai and Calcutta
Stock Exchange. Company has applied for delisting of shares and the same is pending with
Calcutta Stock Exchange for long time.
32. DISCLOSURES UNDER SECTION 134 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
Except as disclosed elsewhere in the Annual Report, there have been no material changes
and commitments, which can affect the financial position of the Company between the end of
financial year and the date of this report.
33. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
During the year under review, industrial relations in the Company continued to be
cordial and peaceful.
34. CODE OF CONDUCT
This is to confirm that the Board has laid down a code of conduct for all Directors and
Senior Management Personnel of the Company. It is further confirmed that all Directors and
senior management personnel of the Company have affirmed compliance with the code of
conduct of the Company for the financial year 2023-24.
35. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY:
There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the
Company which occurred between the end on the financial year to which the financial
statements relate and the date of this report.
36. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
As required under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as on 31s1 March,
2024, the Board has the following committees:
1) Audit Committee
2) Nomination and Remuneration Committee
3) Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
The details of the Committees along with their composition, number of meetings and
attendance at the meetings are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
37. PARTICULARS OF REMUNERATION
Disclosures with respect to the remuneration of Directors and employees as required
under Section 197(12) of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 5 (1) Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are given below:
a. The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the
employees of the Company for the financial year:
Name of Directors |
Ratio to Median remuneration |
Sri Sreedhar Chowdhury |
NIL |
Dr.B. Neeta Kumari |
NIL |
Sri S. Manohar Raju |
NIL |
Sri A. Subba Rao |
NIL |
b. The percentage increase in remuneration of each director, chief executive officer,
chief financial officer, company secretary in the financial year: There is no increase
during the year.
c. There is percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the
financial year: NIL
d. The number of permanent employees on the rolls of Company: 3
e. Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the
managerial personnel in the last financial year and its comparison with the percentile
increase in the managerial remuneration and justification thereof and point out if there
are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration: There is no
increase in the remuneration / salaries during the year.
f. Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company:
The Company affirms remuneration paid to Key Managerial Personnel is as per the
remuneration policy of the Company.
38. DETAILS IN RESPECT OF FRAUDS REPORTED BY AUDITORS UNDER SECTION
143(12):
During the year under review, there were no instances of fraud committed against the
Company by its officers or employees as reported by the auditors to the Audit Committee or
the Board under section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
39. CREDIT RATING
No Credit Rating was obtained during the financial year 2023-24.
40. PARTICULAR OF EMPLOYEES:
The Company has not employed any individual whose remuneration falls within the purview
of the limits prescribed under the provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013,
read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014.
41. DIVIDEND
Your Directors did not recommend dividend for the financial year 2023-24.
42. TRANSFER TO RESERVES
For FY 2023-24, the Company has not transferred any amount to Reserves and Transfer to
Reserves:
43.0THER DISCLOSURES:
There are no proceedings initiated/ pending against your Company under the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and there is no instance of one-time settlement with any Bank or
Financial Institution.
44 RISK MANAGEMENT:
The Board of the Company has framed a policy to implement and monitor the risk
management plan for the Company and ensuring its effectiveness. The Board oversees the
Risk Management process including risk identification, impact assessment, effective
implementation of the mitigation plans and risk reporting. The Audit Committee has
additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls. Major risks identified
by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed through mitigating actions on
a continuing basis.
45. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Board of Directors would like to thank Business Partners, Bankers, Investors and
Auditors for their continued support and association. Your directors wish to place on
record their appreciation to employees at all levels for their hard work, dedication and
commitment.
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By order of the Board |
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For Incon Engineers Limited |
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Sd l- |
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Sreedhar Chowdhury |
PlaceiHyderabad |
Managing Director |
Date:12.08.2024 |
(DIN:00188924) |